Minister of Culture: One of the main tasks before me was the development of the policy strategy of the Ministry of Culture

ArmInfo. "One of the main tasks  facing me was the development of the policy strategy of the Ministry  of Culture. After all, the policy of the Ministry of Culture for many  years, as such, was not, "Culture Minister Lilit Makunts told a press  conference on August 27 summing up the results of the 100-day work.

The minister noted that the strategy is developed in five main areas.  In particular, Makunts noted the importance of cooperation between  the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education and Science.   "I would also like to note the importance of the decentralization of  culture and its even development in all areas of the country."  Another important issue is the improvement of the legislative  framework relating to the sphere, one of the most important  priorities was the preservation and use of historical and cultural  values and monuments. , implementation of the grant policy, "the  minister stressed.

Also, Makunts noted that one of the main tasks facing it is the  eradication of abuses, the elimination of corruption risks. "However,  I want to note that if we deal exclusively with the disclosure of  corruption risks, we will not be able to carry out the direct tasks  of the Ministry of Culture, namely, the development of various  cultural spheres, the involvement of artists in projects, the  implementation of various events, etc.  Therefore, we do not forget  either about their direct duties, "the minister said.

Makunts also stated that it was very important to implement all those  programs that were planned in the Ministry of Culture earlier. "In  this regard, I want to note that we accomplished this task, in total,  11 major events were held, among which there were also international  events," the Minister of Culture noted.

"Another important point was cooperation with representatives of art  and identification of existing problems in this area.It was very  important for me that we jointly find solutions to existing problems,  and we set out to do so to find not one way to solve the problem, but  several, "the minister stressed.